Hose-supporter



B. C. HARRlSS. HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1920.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.-

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed August 13, 1920. Serial No. 403,342.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BELLE CAMPBELL HAR- RISS,a citizen of the United States,.and a resident of New Rochelle, in thecounty of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a'new andImproved Hose-Supporter, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hosesupporter more especially designed for holding upwomens hose withoutdanger of tearing the hose, atthe same time insuring a proper fit of thehose particularly across the knee.

Another object is to hold the upper orwelt portion of the hosecircumferentially to the wearers leg thus relieving the hose of strainon any particular point and thereby preventing injury to the hose.

Another object i to provide a hose sup porter capable of yieldingrelatively to the hose thus enabling the wearer to freely exercise thebody and limbs without tearing the hose.

Another object is to hold the wearers corset down to produce the desiredstraight front efi'ect.

Another object is to permit the wearer to readily change the hosewithout requiring removal of the hose supporter from the wearers limb;

Another object is to provide a hose supporter free of metallic partswhich are liable to rust and injure the hose.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding'parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved hose supporter asapplied;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the improved hose supporterbroken out; and

Fig. 3 is across section of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The ho e pporter in its general construction ihi n p rises a tubularbody 10 provided. at its upper portion with a welt 11 and at its lowerportion with a hem 12'containing an elastic band 13. The 'body 10 22 inthe usualmanner.

with part with its welt 11 and hem 12 is made of a flexible material,preferably hose material and is kn1t the same as ordinary hose. Theelastic band 13 is made of a piece of elastic webbing, and in practicethe hem 12 is prov1ded with a vertical slit 14 through which the pieceof webbing is inserted into the hem. The piece of webbing correspondsapproximately in length tothat of the annular hem 12, and the abuttingends of the webbing are fastened together by stitches 15 Wll-lCll alsoclose the slit 14 and also serve to fasten the piece of webbing inposition in the hem 12.

In using the hose supporter, itis slipped- 1n place after the hose hasbeen drawn in position on the wearers limb with the welt 11 uppermostand the hem 12 with the elastic band 13 lowermost, and the said hem andband are located immediately above the knee. It is understood that thehose supporter on account of being knitted and having the elastic band13 can readily stretch circumferentially when drawing it in place overthe upper portion of the hose and hence the hose supporter is undertension and securely holds the upper portion of the hose in position onthe wearers limb above the knee. After the hofie supporter has beendrawn into position on the hose the usual fastening members 20 ofsupporting straps 21 are connected with the welt 11, the said strapsdepending from the wearers corset It will be noticed that as the hosesupporter is firmly held in place on the hose/at the wearers leg abovethe knee, the supporting strap 21 on account of being-attached to thewelt 11 holds the corset 22 down thus providing the desired straightfront effect. It will also be noticed that by the arrange-- mentdescribed, thehose is supported with out danger of tearing it as thehose is not subjected at any particular and it will further be noticedthat the hose supporter, on account of being under tension andencircling the upper portion of th hose, securely holds the upperportion of th hose in place, at the same time providingrelative slidingmovement between-the upper portion' of thehose and the hose supporterin. case the wearer ekercises the body and limbs.

Thehose supporter body 10 with its welt iio 11 and hem 1'2mav be matchedin color with that of the hose. Bythe use of the hose point to strain,00

supporter the hose may be made less in length by several inches thussaving considerable material and expense especially in high-priced silkhosiery.

As the hose supporter is free of metallic parts, which are liable torust, no possible injury can be done on account of this.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent y l. A hose supporter, comprising a tubular body offlexible material and adapted to encircle the upper portion of a,wearers hose above the wearers knee, the said body having a welt at itsupper end and having a hem at its lower end and an elastic band held inthe said hem. I

2. A hose supporter, comprising a tubular body of flexible material andadapted to encircle the upper portion of a wearers hose above thewearers knee, the said body having a welt at its upper end and having ahem at its lower end, an elastic band held in the said hem and havingits ends abutting, and fastening means fastening the said elastic bandends together and to the hem.

3. A hose supporter, comprising a tubular body of flexible material .andadapted to encircle the upper portion of a wearers hose abovethe'wearers knee, the said body being under tension-when worn to holdthe upper portion of the hose in place on the wearers limb, the lowerend ofthe said body being provided with an annular hem and an elasticband held in the said hem.

4. A hose supporter, comprising a tubular body of flexible material andadapted to 'oncircle the upper portion of a wearers hose ab ve thewearers knee, the said body being smaller incircumference than thewearers limb above the knee and being adapted to stretchcircumferentially to snugly hold the upper portion of .the hose in placeon the wearers limb, the upper end of the said body having a weltadapted to be engaged by fastening devices of supporting strapsdepending from the wearers corset, the said body being provided at itslower end with an annular hem and an elastic band .held in the said hem.

5. A hose supporter, comprising a knit tubular body of hose material andadapted to encircle the upper portion of a hose above the wearers knee,the upper portion of the said tubular bodyhaving means adapted to beengaged by fastening devices of supporting straps depending from thewearers corset, and an elastic annular band held on the said body andunder tension when in use to hold the upper portion of the hose firmlyin position on the wearers leg.

6. A hose supporter, comprising a knit tubular body of hose material andadapted to encircle the upper portion of a hose above the wearers knee,the upper portion of the said body being reinforced,,and an annularelastic member on the lower portion of the said body and under tensionwhen in use to hold the upper portion of the hose firmly in position onthe wearers leg.

BELLE CAMPBELL HARRISS.

